Reply #8: I know what you mean... Did you see the comments posted on the

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bottom of the article.. Not in my community.. they chose this lifestyle... and how about sweeping our McDonald's to save one's self... Last time I looked, McDonald's does not pay enough for one to live in this community. I loved the realator's response... Given the economic disparity and unaffordable housing, get used to seeing more homeless. Sad isn't it how they wave their tiny little flags and say support the troops, and then drive by Vets standing on the streets. So, sad that a lot of people in this country just don't get it.

Anyway, I don't like to go into St. Pete. The whole city feels gray to me... It has no color or vibrance. And Mayor Baker is a criminal thug along with his criminal thug police force. I had to sit on a jury last year. 3 cops beat up on a black man and had the nerve to charge him with 5 counts of obstructing the officers... The man was looking at serious time. We let him go. It was blatently obvious that the police over abused their powers. When we were dismissed the father of the young man was crying and thanking us. I think people are getting it more and more... they don't trust the police. I was the youngest member of the jury. I can't believe they put me on knowing that I was a Peace activist... but, the other members were mostly older female, and they saw throught the b.s. It was the one man that held out and said we needed to keep the lesser charge because he had refused to give his I.D. when the police were called to investigate the incident and it had involved himself.... Anyway, for the situtation, the police were completely wrong. What pissed me off more was that the state wasted my tax money to try something so ridiculous. The police couldn't even keep their shitty stories straight.